Whitepaper
The Build Trap
What 45 Investment Data Leaders Learned the Hard Way
3.4/10
Average overall success rating of in-house builds
82%
Of projects rated extremely or very challenging
93%
Of leaders now say they would buy instead
When asset managers attempt to build their own data management platforms, the results are stark: an average overall success rating of just 3.4 out of 10, 82% of projects rated extremely or very challenging, and 93% of leaders now saying they would buy instead. This whitepaper distills candid survey responses from 45 senior data, technology, and operations executives - revealing the scope creep, brittle architectures, and shattered ROI expectations that define the in-house route.
“We now have a beautifully fast pipe delivering garbage data to the front office.”
— Head of Quantitative Research
“Asset managers shouldn't pretend to be enterprise software development firms.”
— COO, Hedge Fund
Download the full report to see the data, the seven deadly sins of in-house builds, and the clear, evidence-based case for a buy-first strategy.
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